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unit:DECADE

http://qudt.org/vocab/unit/DECADE
Types: qudt:DimensionlessUnit, qudt:LogarithmicUnit, qudt:Unit
PredicateObject
rdf:type
dcterms:description One decade is a factor of 10 difference between two numbers (an order of magnitude difference) measured on a logarithmic scale. It is especially useful when referring to frequencies and when describing frequency response of electronic systems, such as audio amplifiers and filters. The factor-of-ten in a decade can be in either direction: so one decade up from 100 Hz is 1000 Hz, and one decade down is 10 Hz. The factor-of-ten is what is important, not the unit used, so \(3.14 rad/s\) is one decade down from \(31.4 rad/s\).
qudt:applicableSystem
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qudt:conversionMultiplier 0.0
qudt:conversionMultiplierSN 0.0E0
qudt:hasDimensionVector qkdv:A0E0L0I0M0H0T0D1
qudt:hasQuantityKind quantitykind:Dimensionless
qudt:iec61360Code “0112/2///62720#UAB338”
qudt:informativeReference
qudt:symbol “dec”
qudt:uneceCommonCode “DEC”
qudt:wikidataMatch http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2199357
rdfs:isDefinedBy http://qudt.org/3.1.11/vocab/unit
rdfs:label
  • “Dec”
  • “Dec”@en
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